TF2 7RB Telford and Wrekin
Live postcode, introduced October 2020. Ward: Donnington. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- St Matthew's Road, Telford: 33 addresses
- Liz Clare Court, Telford: 23 addresses
- Church Road, Telford: 1 address
- Unnamed street near St Matthew's Road, Donnington Wood: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Telford and Wrekin in 2026-27: Band D £2,256 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,504 | £1,755 | £2,006 | £2,256 | £2,758 | £3,259 | £3,760 | £4,513 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (77% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site of Simply The Best Valeting, Plough Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Sutherland Co Operative Academy, Gibbons Road, Trench, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7JR: up to 123 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Granville Site, Donnington: up to 350 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Site of Wrockwardine Wood House, New Road, Wrockwardine Wood, Telford, Shropshire: up to 4 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 62 addresses are between 94 m and 97 m above sea level (95 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Telford Central 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest St Matthews Road Donnington | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oakengates | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 54.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Donnington Medical Practice | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Donnington Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wrekin Drive (Dental Surgery) | 720 m |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Donnington Police Station | 790 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Donnington, Farm Lane Donnington | 640 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,810 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Central Hall 7.5 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Fields 5.0 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Donnington Allotments 4,420 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 5% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on St Matthew's Road.